If we throw ourselves against the wall:.This could be a reference to a conspiracy theory that claims the government for spraying lithium into the ionosphere, therefore making it “rain” an anti-psychotic drug, killing us all slowly. He’s fed up with society having skewed priorities and people believing lies, even if it means lives are going to be lost. Go drill you deserts, go dig you gravesĪ reference to the ongoing war in the middle east, which some see as the coalition losing lives for oil.This could be corrupt ‘family values’ politicians, self-promoting televangelists looking for money, or terrorists twisting religion to justify violence. This line is talking about superficial entities ‘perverting’ religion and traditional values for their own purposes. ‘Sacrosanct’ also has religious connotations, as it comes from the 15th century latin word ‘sacrosanctus’, which means ‘a holy rite’.

If something is ‘sacrosanct’ it means an inviolable principle, ‘a holy cow’, for instance family values. Subversion means to undermine authority and to package it talks about Corey’s wish to make courage and rebellion an easily accessible item. This talks about how people should fight against authority that restricts us like social norms and government. He quickly adds “the sickening” as an afterthought, expressing his disgust at the progression of society towards oblivion. He could be saying as society continues to further and further worsen, we approach the end. This is one of the reasons he’s fed up with modern Western society – he’s done his time and he wants out. The human condition is not as warm and loving as that (“the soul is not so vibrant” – people are only behaving this way to get something. “It doesn’t cut” = it’s not sincere, it doesn’t add up. People can fake friendship, affection or excitement in life and flatter others, but it – fades. ‘Effusive’ means to show pleasure or gratitude in an overwhelming way. These two lines express Corey Taylor’s disgust at the insincerity of human behaviour in modern society.

I did my time and I want out, so effusive.Just look me in the eyes and say I'm wrong This is nothing new, but when we killed it all I'm done! It has begun! I'm not the only one! Then fill your mouth with all the money you will save Go drill your deserts, go dig your graves Slipknot's music video for 'Psychosocial' from the album, All Hope Is Gone - available now on Roadrunner Records. Top 100 Greatest Hip-hop/Rap Singles Of All Time.

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